The Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music is a multiday worship conference, presented by LCMS Worship, designed for musicians, pastors, teachers, artists, and Christians of all vocations engaged in the unique sphere of Lutheran worship. Thoughtful speakers draw us into the Scriptures and their proclamation. A barrage of presentations and workshops on wide ranging topics, some fresh, some perennial, help us grow in knowledge and hone our craft. Above all, we experience the inestimable value of gathering with fellow Christians for inspiring, Christ-centered worship, proclaiming the Gospel in Word and song. This podcast brings home selected recordings of the...
Latest episodes
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60 min
S1Ep22. The Propers and the Psalter – Jonathan Wessler
The Propers draw deep theological connections in the hearts and minds of the faithful. By placing individual verses from the Psalter into a liturgical context, the Propers enhance…
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1 h 04
S1Ep21. Improving Church Choir Tone: A Marathon, Not a Sprint – Kurt von Kampen
Improving the quality of singing doesn’t happen overnight. This session will give practical and simple techniques that should, over time, improve the sound of your church choir. Ba…
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1 h 03
S1Ep20. Creating New Liturgical Music for the Divine Service: You Can Do It! – Kile Smith
Join Grammy-nominated composer Kile Smith to look at introits, psalms, alleluias and canticles that he has composed for non-professionals to offer at weekly services. Designed to s…
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1 h 10
S1Ep19. Music Learning Theory for Your Parish Music Program – Miguel Ruiz
How does music pedagogy serve the spiritual purposes of the church? Do cognitive psychology and the processes of language acquisition offer any insight into teaching music in churc…
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1 h 02
S1Ep18. Reading Session – Organ – Jonathan Rudy
Excerpts from currently available repertoire for organ, presented by Jonathan Rudy. Bio: Jonathan Rudy, a native of Batavia, Ill., is proud to follow a sacred music vocation. He re…
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48 min
S1Ep17. Bach Teaches the Psalms – Matt Rivers
The church cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach are a rich treasury of theological commentary. Bach rightly uses Holy Scripture to musically interpret Scripture, allowing listeners to…
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54 min
S1Ep16. Sacred Art and the Sanctuary – Edward Riojas
Sacred art is a distant cousin of sacred music, but why is it often neglected in church sanctuaries? There is a strong argument to be made for including artwork in the house of the…
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1 h 02
S1Ep15. The Altar Prayers for Pastors (and for You) – Christopher Nuttelman
The traditional prayers said by a pastor in between the parts of the liturgy (e.g., while washing his hands for Communion) are generally drawn from the Psalms. These portions of ps…
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1 h 01
S1Ep14. Organ Masterclass: Intermediate and Advanced Literature – Tom Mueller
Join Dr. Mueller for an organ masterclass to study intermediate and advanced organ literature. Participants should bring a portion of organ literature to play for the group and rec…
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1 h 01
S1Ep13. Leading Psalmody from the Piano – Phillip Magness
This session will provide strategies for, and concrete examples of, leading psalms in various styles from the piano. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how the sonoritie…
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1 h 00
S1Ep12. Organ Music Through the Liturgical Year: Sourcing Digital Scores – Benjamin Kolodziej
Come hear examples of hymns and music suitable for each Sunday of the Church Year, mostly drawn from IMSLP’s (International Music Score Library Project) online and free printable d…
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1 h 02
S1Ep11. Faithful, Practical, Musical: Profiles in American Lutheran Church Music – Benjamin Kolodziej
In the 1940s, Theodore Graebner and Walter Buszin identified certain people who were integral to the history of LCMS music, but who were at risk of being forgotten. They had intend…
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1 h 05
S1Ep10. Organ Registration for Worship – Jinah Knapp
Explore creative and appropriate registration ideas for hymn playing, solo organ music and choir accompaniment. To build a musically appropriate palate of sound for any piece, orga…
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1 h 03
S1Ep9. Digging Deeper into Book IV: A New Exodus, A New Song and the Messiah – Adam Hensley
Come dig deeper into the design and theology of Book IV of the Psalter with our keynote speaker. Book IV’s two major sections (90–100 AND 101–106) begin with the Psalter’s only Psa…
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1 h 04
S1Ep8. Untangling the Confusion over Liturgy and Worship – Paul Grime
We continue to struggle with misunderstanding and debates over our understanding of worship, with terms like “liturgy” and “adiaphora” often thrown around without a clear sense of…
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1 h 01
S1Ep7. Inviting Them to Sing – Paul Grime
Based on Paul Grime’s recent CPH publication, come explore ways of crafting one’s own simple but effective hymn introductions. Such simple, yet creative, introductions can assist i…
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1 h 06
S1Ep6. The Latin Mass in the Lutheran Church: 1523-2023 – Stefan Gramenz
In 1523, Luther penned his Formula Missae, a revision of the medieval Latin mass for use in Lutheran churches. For at least two centuries following, Lutherans continued to celebrat…
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1 h 06
S1Ep6. The Latin Mass in the Lutheran Church: 1523-2023 – Stefan Gramenz
In 1523, Luther penned his Formula Missae, a revision of the medieval Latin mass for use in Lutheran churches. For at least two centuries following, Lutherans continued to celebrat…
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1 h 02
S1Ep5. Comfort in Suffering: How the Psalms Bring Consolation and Strength – Michael Frese
This session will explore how the Church Fathers and Fathers of the Reformation saw suffering and how they sought comfort in the Psalms. Attendees will walk away with a better awar…
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1 h 02
S1Ep4. Creating Variety in Piano Hymn Accompaniments – Christopher Evatt
Even though the piano has more uniformity in sound than an organ with its many colors of stops, there are still many ways to create variety and draw out the meaning of the text whe…